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The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met at 7 p.m. on Monday Feb. 3, at City Hall. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Max Burks, Bob Freeman, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Jacque Williams and Shelby Bohnert. Jacque Williams presented her monthly correspondence and reported. The remodel of apartment number 100 is complete. Additional painting and remodeling needs were discussed. It was approved to paint apartment No. 206, No. 210 and the activity room. The rent adjustment schedule was discussed and it was approved to raise the...
The Jewell City Council met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on Monday Feb. 3, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Darrell Bohnert, mayor ; Council members, Max Burks, Bob Freeman, Gaye Daniels and Derek Birdsell. City clerk, Shelby Bohnert, also attended. Jewell County Sheriff arrived to address any questions or concers. Several community members were present to express concern regarding past and recent issues of dogs at large. The council also discussed unauthorized water connection turn on of a delinquent account. Additional business from...
Superior's speech team competed at Aurora Saturday. Medals were extended to 15th place at this meet because of the size of it. There were 528 individual entries from 33 schools across Nebraska. That is a huge number! Medaling at all was a tremendous feat! Results for Superior's speech team are as follows: Glenn Rosenquist - first place for Novice Entertainment. Kaylee Flaata and Raven Holland - sixth place in Novice Duet Acting. There were 29 entries in this category. Cassidy Benjamin - seventh...
Friday afternoon before a staff meeting, the Good Samaritan Society's, Superior staff members, presented four of their peers, co-workers and friends with 2020 Ever Forward champion awards. The awards are given for four areas: caregiver, employee, volunteer and leader. Thirty people were nominated for the awards. Staff members voted for those who have shown over the year Good Samaritan Society's values and gone the extra mile in their work. Michelle Powers, chairman of the Ever Forward committee...
Biblical swarms of crop devouring locusts are eating their way across Africa. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO have declared the situation a crisis. Favorable climatic conditions allowed widespread breeding of the pest in East Africa, Southwest Asia and the area around the Red Sea. So far the countries experiencing the worst infestations are Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. The FAO Locust Watch webpage indicates aerial and ground pest countermeasures are ongoing but, they remain insufficient. This has caused fear...
For all the Netflix subscribers who’ve been frustrated with the Auto-Play Preview feature - you know the one that starts playing whatever show you’ve got high lighted? - maybe you just want to read the summary or, perhaps something has come up that’s taken your attention away and, you’d rather not have some random preview playing? Netflix has finally given in and now offers users the ability to turn the previews off. The catch is that you cannot simply adjust the setting in the app from smart devices. Instead, Netflix has categorized the set...
Rock Hills Junior High School competed at the PikeTrail League Scholars Bowl Tournament Feb. 10, at Downs. There were 11 teams competing. The eighth grade team was made up of Abbey Schleifer, Cooper Rhea, Hannah Simmelink, Bella Volker and Cody Cleary. The eighth grade team received a second place medal after losing a tiebreaker for first place with St. John's. Rock Hills was able to enter two sixth and seventh grade teams in the meet. The team of Aaron Underwood, Calen Beck, Faith Reinert,...
Jewell, 150 years old, is celebrating her Sesquicentennial during 2020. The first event of that year-long celebration is the Jewell Sesquicentennial Historical Home Tour to be held on Sunday. Participants should gather at the Jewell Community Center at 2 p.m. At the Community Center, tour members will find a variety of refreshments, meats, cheeses and chocolate fountains. Information about other Jewell Sesquicentennial events will be available and the Palmer Museum will be open. There will also...
Musicians from 11 Northern Plains League schools met at the Rock Hills School on Monday to participate in the league's annual band clinic. Two percussion ensembles were organized to play throughout the concert held Monday evening. Musicians from five schools played individual numbers outside the mass band. The Osborne students played "Too Beautiful For Words" by Grice; Lincoln students played "See You In September" as arranged by Mike Story; Sylvan Grove students played "The Thunderer March" as...
As part of the Kansas Day Celebrations, Elaine Bowers, state senator, brought attention to a District 36 highlight: The Initial Point of the Sixth Principle Meridian, which is located in Senate District 36 near Mahaska, Kan. The Sixth Principle Meridian is a north-south line used to survey Kansas and Nebraska, along with parts of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. The meridian, established in 1855, travels from the northern border of Nebraska down to the southern border of Kansas. According to...
Lawrence-Nelson Middle School held its quiz bowl contest last Wednesday at Nelson. Lawrence-Nelson finished first and Superior second after playing all teams involved in the meet. Then the two teams met each other in the championship round. Other schools competing in the meet were Hampton, Red Cloud, Silver Lake, and Blue Hill. Hampton received 3rd, Red Cloud 4th, Silver Lake 5th, and Blue Hill 6th place. The Lawrence-Nelson Quiz Bowl coach is Decker Brown. The junior high team will next...
If a new community is built and people are to be reached, then a congregation must be established. On Dec. 14, 1872, at the courthouse located in Jewell Center, Kansas, (now Mankato) a meeting was called to establish a congregation. Eleven voting members were present. John J. Abbie was elected foreman and Jacob Tonning as secretary. The group resolved to affiliate with the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod. A letter received said there would be a visit by Pastor G. Erdakh. He arrived for his...
Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School hosted a scholars bowl meet Saturday. The high school teams competing were: Rock Hills, Flint Hills Christian, Smith Center, Clifton-Clyde, St. John’s of Beloit, Minneapolis and Republic County. High School results: first: Flint Hills Christian, second: Rock Hills, third: Clifton-Clyde. The junior high schools competing were: Rock Hills, Thunder Ridge, Flint Hills Christian, Smith Center, Clifton-Clyde, St. John’s of Beloit and Minneapolis. Junior High res...
Maleigh Boss is the daughter of John and Stacy Boss and Tonya Boss and Amanda Chaput. Maleigh’s hometown is Mankato. Maleigh plans to attend Cloud County Community College to complete her general education courses in the nursing field and then attend NCK Tech to complete practical nursing courses to become a licensed practical nurse. She has participated in choir for four years, FFA and tabletop club (board and card games) for three years, and spellbowl and Spanish club for two years. Kaycee H...
National Freedom Day is not a national holiday but one of the many “observed” holidays in the United States. Holidays such as Ground Hog Day (Feb. 2) or Halloween (Oc. 31) are also “observed” holidays. National Freedom Day observes the signing of the resolution that banned slavery in the United States. The resolution was the 13th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. It would set millions of slaves free. It was 155 years ago on Feb. 1, 1865, that President Abraham Lincoln signed the joint resolution of the United States House and Senate proposi...
